APPENDIX E PLANT SPECIES Planting Zones Deep Water > 0.5 m Shallow Water < 0.5 m Shoreline Fringe zone of frequent wetting Flood Fringe zone of infrequent wetting Upland Scientific Name Deep Water Brasenia schreberi Ceratophyllum demersum Elodea canadensis Lemna minor Lemna trisulca Myriophyllum sibiricum Myriophyllum verticillatum Nuphar variegatum Nymphaea odorata Potamogeton gramineus Potamogeton natans Potamogeton pectinatus Scirpus validus Spirodela polyrhiza Utricularia vulgaris Vallisneria americana Water shield Coontail Common waterweed Lesser duckweed Star duckweed Northern water milfoil Bracted water milfoil Yellow pond lily White water-lily Variable-leaved pondweed Floating-leaved pondweed Sago pondweed Softstem bulrush Great duckweed Common bladderwort Tape grass, Eel grass Note: Choose submergent and floating plants. Shallow Water Acorus americanus Alisma plantago-aquatica Calla palustris Carex lacustris Carex utriculata Equisetum fluviatile Sweet flag Water plantain Water arum Water horsetail SWM Planning & Design Manual - E-1 - Appendix E
Shallow Water (cont d) Glyceria borealis Polygonum amphibium Pontederia cordata Ranunculus reptans Sagittaria latifolia Sagittaria rigida Scirpus acutus Scirpus fluviatilis Scirpus pungens Scirpus validus Sparganium americanum Sparganium eurycarpum Typha angustifolia Typha latifolia Zizania aquatica Northern manna grass Water smartweed Pickerel weed Creeping buttercup Broad-leaved arrowhead Stiff arrowhead Hardstem bulrush River bulrush Common three-square Softstem bulrush American bur-reed Common bur-reed Narrow-leaved cattail Broad-leaved cattail Wild rice Note: Choose robust, broad-leaved and narrow-leaved plants. Shoreline Fringe Near Permanent Pool Asclepias incarnata Aster puniceus Bidens cernua Calamagrostis canadensis Carex bebbii Carex comosa Carex crinita Carex hystericina Carex pseudo-cyperus Carex stipata Carex stricta Carex vulpinoidea Cicuta maculata Decodon verticillatus Dulichium arundinaceum Eleocharis obtusa Eleocharis smallii Eupatorium maculatum Glyceria striata Iris versicolor Swamp milkweed Swamp aster Nodding bur-marigold Canada bluejoint grass Water hemlock Swamp loosestrife Three-way sedge Spike rush Spike rush Joe pye-weed Fowl manna grass Wild blue flag iris SWM Planning & Design Manual - E-2 - Appendix E
Shoreline Fringe Near Permanent Pool (cont d) Juncus articulatus Juncus balticus Juncus canadensis Juncus effusus Juncus pelocarpus Juncus torreyi Leersia oryzoides Lobelia cardinalis Lycopus americanus Lysimachia terrestris Mimulus ringens Osmunda regalis Phalaris arundinacea Potentilla palustris Rumex orbiculatus Scirpus atrovirens Scirpus cyperinus Scirpus pendulus Scutellaria galericulata Sium sauve Thelypteris palustris Triadenum fraseri Alnus incana Cephanlanthus occidentalis Cornus stolonifera Ilex verticillata Lonicera oblongifolia Myrica gale Nemopanthus mucronatus Rhamnus alnifolia Ribes triste Rosa palustris Rubus pubescens Salix bebbiana Salix exigua Salix lucida Salix petiolaris Salix pyrifolia Spirea alba Jointed rush Baltic rush Canada rush Soft rush Brown-fruited rush Torrey s rush Rice cut-grass Cardinal flower Water horehound Swamp candles Monkey flower Royal fern Reed canary grass Marsh cinquefoil Great water dock Green bulrush Wool grass bulrush Pendulus bulrush Marsh skullcap Water parsnip Marsh fern Marsh St. John s Wort Speckled alder Buttonbush Red osier dogwood Winterberry Swamp fly honeysuckle Sweet gale Mountain holly Alder-leaved buckthorn Swamp red currant Swamp rose Dwarf raspberry Beaked Willow Sandbar willow Shining willow Slender willow Balsam willow Meadowsweet SWM Planning & Design Manual - E-3 - Appendix E
Shoreline Fringe Near Permanent Pool (cont d) Acer saccharinum Fraxinus nigra Quercus bicolor Salix nigra Silver maple Black ash Swamp white oak Black willow Shoreline Fringe Near Flood Fringe Aster novae-angliae Aster umbellatus Bidens frondosa Cyperus esculentus Equisetum arvense Eupatorium perfoliatum Impatiens capensis Impatiens pallida Juncus tenuis Lilium michiganense Lysimachia ciliata Osmunda cinnamomea Urtica dioica Vines Echinocystis lobata Vitis riparia Aronia melanocarpa Cornus foemina Lindera benzion Physocarpus opulifolius Potentilla fruticosa Ribes americanum Rubus idaeus Salix amygdaloides Salix discolor Salix eriocephala Sambucus canadensis Vaccinium myrtilloides Viburnum cassinoides Viburnum trilobum New England aster Flat topped aster Common beggar-ticks Yellow nutsedge Field horsetail Boneset Spotted touch-me-not Pale touch-me-not Path rush Michigan lily Fringed loosestrife Cinnamon fern Stinging Nettle Wild cucumber Riverbank grape Black chokeberry Grey dogwood Spicebush Ninebark Shrubby cinquefoil Wild black currant Wild red raspberry Peach-leaved willow Pussy willow Woolly headed willow Elderberry Velvet-leaf blueberry Northern wild raisin Highbush cranberry SWM Planning & Design Manual - E-4 - Appendix E
Shoreline Fringe Near Flood Fringe (cont d) Abies balsamea Carya laciniosa Fraxinus pennsylvanica Larix laricina Picea mariana Platanaus occidentalis Populus balsamifera Quercus palustris Thuja occidentalis Ulmus americanum Balsam fir Shellbark hickory Red ash Tamarack Black spruce Sycamore Balsam poplar Pin oak Eastern white cedar American elm Flood Fringe Vines Clematis virginiana Menispermum canadense Parthenocissus quinquefolia Smilax hispida Crataegus crus-galli Lonicera hirsuta Prunus virginiana Viburnum lentago Acer rubrum Betula alleghaniensis Carya cordiformis Populus deltoides Quercus macrocarpus Virgin s bower Canada moonseed Virginia creeper Bristly greenbrier Cockspur thorn Hairy honeysuckle Choke cherry Nannyberry Red maple Yellow birch Bitternut hickory Eastern cottonwood Bur oak Many of the species listed under Shoreline Fringe Near Flood Fringe may be appropriate near the inside edge of the flood fringe. Flooding near the outside edge of the zone may be extremely rare such that the conditions for upland species will exist. The listed species are tolerant of intermediate moisture conditions. SWM Planning & Design Manual - E-5 - Appendix E
Upland Acer saccharum Betula papyrifera Crataegus spp. Fraxinus americana Juniperus virginiana Pinus banksiana Pinus strobus Populus tremuloides Quercus alba Quercus rubra Tsuga canadensis Acer pensylvanicum Amelanchier alnifolia Amelanchier arborea Amelanchier sanguinea Amelanchier spicata Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Ceanothus americanus Cornus rugosa Corylus americana Corylus cornuta Diervilla lonicera Hamamelis virginiana Lonicera dioica Prunus pensylvanica Ribes cynosbati Rhus aromatica Rhus typhina Rosa blanda Rubus allegheniensis Salix humilis Sambucus racemosa Shepherdia canadensis Symphoricarpos albus Viburnum acerifolium Viburnum rafinesquianum Zanthoxylum americanum Sugar maple Paper birch Hawthorn White ash Eastern red cedar Jack pine Eastern white pine Trembling aspen White oak Red oak Eastern hemlock Striped maple Service-berry Juneberry Round-leaved serviceberry Shadbush serviceberry Bearberry New Jersey tea Round-leaved dogwood American hazelnut Beaked hazelnut Bush honeysuckle Witch hazel Wild honeysuckle Pin cherry Prickly gooseberry Fragrant sumac Staghorn sumac Smooth wild rose Common blackberry Upland willow Red-berried elder Buffalo-berry Snowberry Maple-leaved viburnum Downy arrow-wood Prickly ash SWM Planning & Design Manual - E-6 - Appendix E